Sunrise on the Slow Boat

Laos

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August 21st 2008
This afternoon we arrived into Chiang Mai after 4 days travelling through Laos. We took the night train up from Bangkok and arrived at the Laos border on Sunday morning (17th). We crossed the border in the morning and travelling the short distance over to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. We spent the rest of the day walking around the quaint city and meeting the locals and a few other backpack ... read more

Asia » Laos

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more